Workday jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-13, Workday appears in 394 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for HR and Talent Professionals roles, with demand up 22% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-13
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+Is Workday in demand in 2026?
Yes. Workday appears in 394 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-13, with demand up 22% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for HR and Talent Professionals roles (8% of HR and Talent Professionals postings list it).
+What jobs require Workday?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-13, the job titles most likely to require Workday are HR and Talent Professionals (8% of postings list Workday), Software Engineer (6% of postings list Workday), Product Manager (4% of postings list Workday).
+What skills are commonly paired with Workday?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-13), Workday most often appears alongside Python, SQL, Salesforce, Excel, Greenhouse.
+Where is Workday most in demand?
As of 2026-08-13, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Workday are New York City, San Francisco, Bengaluru, London, Chicago, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Workday — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require Workday
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| HR and Talent Professionals | 30 | 7.6% |
| Software Engineer | 23 | 5.8% |
| Product Manager | 16 | 4.1% |
| Program Manager | 13 | 3.3% |
| Solution Architect | 8 | 2.0% |
| Business Analyst | 7 | 1.8% |
| Data Engineer | 7 | 1.8% |
| People Analytics Analyst | 7 | 1.8% |
| AI Engineer | 6 | 1.5% |
| HR Operations & Total Rewards Director | 6 | 1.5% |
Top metros hiring for Workday
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 21 | 5.3% |
| San Francisco | 15 | 3.8% |
| Bengaluru | 13 | 3.3% |
| London | 10 | 2.5% |
| Chicago | 6 | 1.5% |
| Sunnyvale | 6 | 1.5% |
| Toronto | 6 | 1.5% |
| Atlanta | 4 | 1.0% |
| Barcelona | 4 | 1.0% |
Skills commonly paired with Workday
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-13. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 3e776f186453fb9f
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- 2026-08-13
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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